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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005;28:509-510
© 2005 Elsevier Science NL

Letter to the Editor

Translocation of the aortic valve in severe aortic root abscess. An alternative to homografts

Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, 133, avenue de la Résistance, 92350 Le Plessis Robinson, France

Received 15 May 2005; accepted 10 June 2005.

^* Corresponding author. Tel: +33 1 40 94 29 64; fax: +33 1 40 94 67 12. (Email: nalattar@gmail.com).

Key Words: Endocarditis • Aortic valve • Surgery

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We read with interest the paper of Siniawski et al. on the treatment of aortic root abscess and secondary infective mitral valve disease [1]. We would like to congratulate them on their excellent results and a very interesting paper.

In the treatment of severe aortic endocarditis and even more with aortic root damage following prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis (PVE), we believe that . . . [Full Text of this Article]